Cherokee County narcotics officers seized three illegal poker machines and $11,142 in cash during an illegal gambling house raid in Gaffney. Deputies said officers raided the home after conducting surveillance on the home and determining that illegal activity was taking place there. Narcotics officers said they found several people inside the home along with three illegal poker machines and $11,142 in cash that was profited from the illegal gambling house operation. Deputies said the person running the illegal gambling house operation, Robert Scott Blackwood, is a registered sex offender in Cherokee County. Officers charged and ticketed Blackwood with three counts of gambling and unlawful possession of poker machines. Blackwood will appear in court on May 4, deputies said.

GAFFNEY, S.C. —

Cherokee County narcotics officers seized three illegal poker machines and $11,142 in cash during an illegal gambling house raid in Gaffney.

Deputies said officers raided the home after conducting surveillance on the home and determining that illegal activity was taking place there.

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Narcotics officers said they found several people inside the home along with three illegal poker machines and $11,142 in cash that was profited from the illegal gambling house operation.

Deputies said the person running the illegal gambling house operation, Robert Scott Blackwood, is a registered sex offender in Cherokee County.

Officers charged and ticketed Blackwood with three counts of gambling and unlawful possession of poker machines.